Jan Huling makes use of everyday objects and defamiliarizes them by embroiding them with beads. This enables the spectator to see the seemingly familiar from a new perspective. Because of that her work may seem disturbing, but it captivates with its beautiful colours and expressive power.

Friday, March 4, 2016

That's what I had to do with the head after I finished the arms. You see, the facial proportions are all right in relation to the arms, but the back of head was not. I had the intuition that the head itself was too small, but when I saw it compared to the arms, I knew I had to redo it!